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Torpedo Bay Treaty negotiation almost settled Negotiations for the sale of defence land at Torpedo Bay, Calliope Rd and more than 4 ha of navy housing to Ma-ori are almost finalised.

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF)

has agreed to sell and lease back the The transfer of the property is conditional land (only) at Torpedo Bay jointly to the on both the s e ttle me nts be c omin g Marutūāhu Collective and Ngāi Tai ki “unconditional” and the Marutūāhu Tāmaki. The 0.58 ha site is valued at $2.3 Collective signing a redress deed with million.

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TGS show puts fashion and dance in the spotlight

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Ryman village to be named after prominent New Zealander Ryman Healthcare’s Ngataringa retirement village will soon be no more – in name at least.

Ryman villages around the country are often named after a well-known New Zealander.

There’s the Bert Sutcliffe Retirement Village in Birkenhead, Bruce McLaren village in Howick, Edmund Hillary village in Remuera and the Kiri Te Kanawa village

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“We do name our villages after prominent locals and we’d love to hear any suggestions residents have,” said Ryman spokesman David King.

“In the coming months we will hold public meetings for prospective residents, and ask for their suggestions then.”

He said there was no time frame yet on when the name would be decided.

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Belmont bands a hit in rock contest

Two Belmont Intermediate School (BIS) bands won prizes in the North Shore section of the Bandquest competition for aspiring primary and intermediate school musicians.

R18 (Angel Jacobson, Tsenate Akebergne, David Nicholls, Miro Mitchell, Scott Beaumont, and Scott Shrimpton) won Best Original Song.

Neon Flame (Tori Johnson, Janayah Wadsworth, Luke Blackwood, Luca AgarMendousse, Holly Isherwood and Connie Waine) won the Best Original Lyric award.

Holly also won the Bandquest Rocking Drummer award.

R18’s song Paper Planes was written by the whole group and is about objects or times in your past you leave behind as you get older.

Tori Johnson wrote Neon Flame’s winning song, In the Cold, about what it feels like “when someone leaves you out in the cold”.

Holly was delighted to win the drumming award. One of her favourite drummers is Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters.

Band teacher James Lauder said the recognition was a great achievement for the two bands.

Lauder started at the school four years ago and 2017 was the first time since then that BIS bands had entered the competition.

Working towards the contest had helped the bands improve, he said.

“They are playing originals now.”

Rock stars… Neon Flame (front, from left to right): Tori Johnson, Holly Isherwood, Janayah Wadsworth, Luca AgarMendousse (behind), Connie Waine and Luke Blackwood (with blue guitar). The roadies were Felix Standley (far left) and Eleanor Stobbart (behind Luke).

R18 (at back): Scott Shrimpton (in dark top), David Nicholls, Angel Jacobson, Miro Mitchell, Tsenate Akebergne and Scott Beaumont.

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New face... Devonport’s new BID manager Toni van Tonder New Devonport Business Improvement District (BID) manager Toni van Tonder’s first task is to start pounding the streets.

She begins her new job this month, taking over from Judy Grieve who was the first to hold the role.

Van Tonder said her first goal was to meet every Devonport BID member to get a grasp of the opportunities and obstacles faced in doing business in the area.

One aim is to foster more cohesive marketing for business and Devonport in general.

Van Tonder is well known locally as the

coordinator of the Devonport Arts Festival and through her work with the Kaipatiki Project environment group.

The work with the Devonport Arts Festival – which she helped revitalise in 2012 – was voluntary. And she is optimistic the charitable trust will continue to flourish under chair Philipp Jaser, with the next festival planned in 2018.

She sees the BID manager’s job as a “great community role”. Working locally appealed, especially as she will juggle the 25-hour-a-week job around children Jasper

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(6), Sadie (4) and Sid (17 months). Born in Tokoroa, van Tonder grew up in Christchurch before studying political science at Auckland University, followed by a postgraduate diploma in secondary teaching.

She moved to the Shore with husband Pierre van Tonder (a commercial architect) when they had kids, first settling in Hauraki, then Belmont and now just north of the Waitemata golf course.

Devonport Business Association chair Dianne Hale said its board was looking forward to “Toni’s enthusiasm, energy and passion.”

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Green Devonport: Celia walks the talk Around 1000 rat traps will be handed out to Devonport peninsula residents by the end of the Ngati Whatua trap giveaway. New Devonport Environmental Network coordinator Celia Walker is delighted with the response as she takes up her new job overseeing a strategy to control pest animals and weeds on the peninsula.

She says it’s a great time to start “and build on the momentum of the rat-trapping”.

Walker hopes neighbourhood networks will spring up and an environment is created where people are almost competing to see how many rats they can catch. “As time goes on, the increasing biodiversity in parks and open spaces will spread to residents’ backyards. The aim is to make people more engaged with what we can do to improve the environment,” she says.

With less pests and weeds in Devonport, it is hoped the suburb could become a migrating ground for the birds on Rangitoto and Motutapu,which are multiplying.

Another network initiative is to encourage communities to adopt local reserves, as has already occurred with Paddy’s Bush at Bayswater and Jutland Reserve, Hauraki.

Her work with volunteers, the Department of Conservation (DoC) and Auckland Council will complement ongoing projects at Shoal Bay and Ngataringa Bay, two important bird-breeding areas.

Walker has a graduate diploma in environmental science from Massey University. But she has spent a lot of time “on the ground” working on weed control and kiwi monitoring at the Marunui Conservation block near Mangawhai.

She lives in central Devonport and has three children at local schools: Devonport Primary, Belmont Intermediate and Takapuna Grammar.

Walker has an office at the DoC barracks on North Head and can be contacted at pestfreedevonport@gmail.com or on 021 144 7270.

Pests in her sights... New Devonport Environmental Network coordinator Celia Walker

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Green blueprint for Devonport finalised Bringing back the kaka has been identified as one of the long-term goals for the Devonport peninsula in a new environmental blueprint for the area.

Restoring Takarunga Hauraki has also identified other programmes to be implemented over the peninsula to enhance ecology and safeguard key bird roosting areas such as Shoal Bay and Ngataringa Bay. The blueprint builds on the pest animal and plant management programmes underway on the peninsula: • Community volunteers coordinating bait lines around the Ngataringa and Shoal Bay coastal fringes and the tracking of shorebirds.

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• Community volunteers trapping in Ngataringa Park and on Takarunga/Mt Victoria.

• Community-based reserve restorations at Paddy’s Bush and Birkley Rd. (It is hoped this will spread to other areas.)

• Pest eradication initiatives at Stanley Point and Cautley St • The New Zealand Defence Force carrying out pest control around the perimeter of the North Yard.

• Ngati Whatua and Auckland Council providing traps to local households on the peninsula.

• Waitemata Golf Club and Bayswater Marina carrying out predator control on

Torpedo Bay deal almost settled

identical provisions to those in the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki deed, a defence spokesman said.

The Crown is in ongoing negotiations with the Marutūāhu Collective. The record of agreement signed with the Collective in 2013 shows the Crown’s proposal for three properties at Calliope Rd (45, 47 and 49),

four North Shore housing blocks, together with land (only) at Whangaparaoa, to be sold and leased back by NZDF. The housing land on the Devonport peninsula to be included are the Alamein and Lake block (about 3 ha) and the Corella block (about 1.5 ha).

their land.

Community support is key to the success of the plan. A network of community clusters will be developed over time. Initially rat eradication is the goal. But later, these networks can be tapped into to help control pest plants and promote restoration activities.

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Election candidates too long on the soapbox to answer TGS students’ questions Around 100 Takapuna Grammar School (TGS) students turned out to hear from parliamentary candidates in the school’s sports hall last week, but had no chance to put their questions.

It was solid turnout from the pool of about 150 TGS students who are eligible to vote for the first time this year.

The candidates who fronted were David Parker (Labour), Erica Stanford (National), Josh Hubbard (NZ First), Leilani Tamu (Green) and Tasha Hohaia (Maori Party).

Local North Shore MP Maggie Barry was unavailable.

Serena Young, the student who organised the event, said a lot of the potential voters were still considering their options and it was interesting to hear about the broad range of policies so decisions could be made.

If there had been a clapometer in the hall, it would have recorded the biggest cheers for Parker and Tamu, which aligns with their Court... Labour’s David Parker takes his turn to speak to parties’ strong polling among young people. Takapuna Grammar students in the school’s sports hall Stanford emphasised the need for a continued strong economy, which would offer Another student organiser, Dougal Burden, Hubbard, who has just finished university, opportunities; Parker the need for a diversified touched on youth suicide and the need for said he was too young to vote but the buzz of society that offered housing, education, jobs teenagers to ask for help. this year’s election had created a lot of interest and unpolluted rivers; Hohaia, the need to One of the obvious lessons learned by the among all senior students. include the underprivileged in all policy students was how long-winded politicians “The Labour Party announcement on decisions; while Tamu spoke of the Green can be. All went over their time limit, so there student funding has been discussed a lot,” Party’s long-term vision for the next 50 years. was no time for questions from the audience. he said.

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Devonport glows again The Glow display will be back in Devonport for two nights on 13 and 14 October. This year, 11 teams of Unitec architecture students will be displaying stunning light installations in Windsor

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Tree-felling complaint still under investigation A complaint that a string of protected pohutukawa trees on Stanley Point cliff were deliberately felled is still being investigated

by Auckland Council.

The Flagstaff reported on the case in the last issue. An Auckland Council spokesperson said the complaint was still being considered by its compliance team.

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By Rob Drent

The annual Takapuna Grammar School Fashion and Dance Show is a popular evening on the peninsula event calender.

And its popularity is well deserved. This year’s show When Worlds Collide was highly professional: brilliant choreography, fantastic dancing and fashion – some of it made by students. Held at the Bruce Mason Theatre, the event was on the Auckland Live programme and as good as sells out every year, drawing audiences from near and far.

I was sitting next to a visitor from Ruakaka – down to see his granddaughter on stage. He was amazed by the enthusiasm of the students.

The event has been running for 13 years and is a real credit to the school. It’s fitting as well that the proceeds go to the Starship Foundation.

Over 13 years it has raised close to $70,000.

While the environmental initiatives being instigated by the Devonport Environmental Network, council, Ngati Whatua and the government are to be commended, these are worrying times to be living in a big city.

I was in Stanley Bay on a low tide the other day and was shocked at the amount of plastic and other rubbish that had been washed up in the seaweed. Just days later, a story in the Herald

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Litter and its entry into the sea will become an increasingly important issue as the city continues to expand.

It was interesting to read a few comments on social media berating the Flagstaff as a cheerleader for Devonport Heritage. Of course I’m biased, but I would argue we are only backgrounding a news story important to our area.

In the last 25 years, heritage and heritage protection has been an ongoing story in Devonport. We won a national award in 1998 for our coverage of a developer ripping down a historic house in Church St. I wonder at the long-term memory of some of our residents – or the ability of newer residents to see the heart of what Devonport really is.

In the 1970s, a number of magnificent villas were torn down to make way for ‘sausage flats’.

A variety of protections were put in place as a result of a significant passion for heritage – not just from Devonport Heritage, but from the wider community.

I suspect some new residents are having a bob both ways. They love visiting all the protected old buildings and precincts in the United Kingdom and France, for example, but have a carte blanche attitude when it comes to their own neighbourhoods.

Many of the world’s most visited historic areas have only remained intact due to vigorous heritage-protection movements.

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Moreton Bay fig branches falling Large branches have been falling from one of the Moreton Bay fig trees near Devonport Library.

A reader, who spotted one of the fallen branches and contacted the Devonport Flagstaff, said it would likely have killed a person if it had landed on them.

The tree sits at the eastern side of the library quadrant, at the opposite end from Old Albert, the more famous Devonport Moreton Bay Fig. The Flagstaff asked council staff if arborists were investigating to see what, if anything, was wrong with the tree. However no response was received by press time.

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Wild and Woolly Yarns leaves Devonport Wild and Woolly Yarns has upped sticks from Devonport after around 40 years trading on the main street.

The business has shifted from Victoria Rd to Kitchener St in Milford.

Current owner Fran Stafford, who has operated for the last five years out of the Old Post Office building, and for 10 years prior in what is now the hospice shop, was sad to be going.

But the move came down to pure economics.

Around 95 per cent of Wild and Woolly’s customers come from outside Devonport and to grow the business a more central location was needed.

“We are a destination store with customers from all over Auckland – Howick, Coatsville, Red Beach, Warkworth.

“While it’s hard to get around all of Auckland, our customers said they would find it easier to get to us if we were more centrally located,” said Stafford.

The final straw though was Auckland Council’s hard line on street signage. Wild and Woolly had just ordered stock for the summer tourists when the ban came into force last year.

“We are in an arcade, and we could literally see our customers walking past us and continuing on up the street.”

“I said to the council officer I had been dealing with: ‘How would you like it if your pay had been cut by 15 per cent, because that is what you have done to me,’” Stafford said.

While moving the shop’s thousands of balls of wool out of Devonport was going to be a big task, Stafford and daughter Francesca believe it

On the move… Fran (left) and Francesca Stafford of Wild and Woolly Yarns, which has shifted to Milford Francesca said wool sales are continuing will be the right step for the business.

“I’m quite excited, although it will be sad for to hold as new generations of young mums some of our older customers who will have to especially wanted their babies to have something made with love. catch two buses to get to us.”

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2 2 2 1 What can we do?

2 I understand the above proposals are Bruce Tubb 1 1 1 Joyce Fairgray 0 2 1 H 9:54am 10:21pm H 10:45am 11:12pm H 11:36am H 12:03am 12:26pm H 12:54am 1:17pm H 1:45am 2:08pm H 2:37am 3:00pm I have really had enough of council actions that don’t suit Devonport, and you don’t have to read many back issues of the Flagstaff to find numerous examples of others who share my feelings.

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Rats and heritage get attention while serious issues are ignored While our MP promises the impossible – a vermin-free environment by 2050 – and we are all killing rats with enthusiasm in Devonport, our area and others are being overgrown by gorse and other vile noxious weeds. And our seas are being overfished at the expense of the dolphins and whales and polluted by effluent and fertiliser sold by petrochemical companies.

Our MP’s main focus in this season of change appears to be only on the rats and heritage, not on serious issues.

Our area is experiencing gross congestion from traffic and our council has just instigated the infill housing policy and intensification programme that will trash the heritage values of our area.

The grand opening for those intensification policies is indeed the Ryman development. It’s going to be an excellent example of corporate greed at the expense of the local environment and heritage values. I have to admit the site is a fantastic place to live and look out of the windows to our beautiful city. While I don’t agree with the double retail deal and the promise of safety and quality living for the elderly at Ryman, clearly many of you are happy to be sold these notions, and that’s okay. You are in effect tranferring your wealth to a corporate-designed system, and that system is also bleeding the taxpayer for special-care beds at a rate and profit never discussed publicly, and that is wrong. The money goes to the select in relative silence.

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The matter of wealth and land transfers we have seen in Devonport with the Maori Treaty settlement and Bayswater giveaway, does not seem to arouse any concern or disdain from the public, perhaps as it’s seen as a sensitive issue.

Again, I ask that the Treaty deal be made public as there is clearly about three or four hundred million dollars of property transferred out of taxpayer ownership to private interests.

Everyone’s all worried about heritage values and details that are of value to our community.

However, the serious stuff is being ignored by our politicians and indeed our activists.

I believe we need a serious public watchdog like Devonport Heritage that takes a broader approach and has real teeth.

As the election approaches, I ask Maggie Barry to respectfully inform us how much we owed iwi in the settlement deal that now leads to the mass intensification of our area? What did the settlement give in value? What is to be done that is meaningful in terms of infrastructure to cope with the overcrowding policies being promoted by mass development? And what dynamic plan is there for Lake Rd? What use is there in focusing on vermin when farming practices are trashing the environment and water? How do you justify giving away public lands and assets like Bayswater marina and the massive land transfer to iwi without public notification?

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Music and marriage in harmony for six decades Margaret and Brian Massey like to jazz up their days with music. Margaret plays the grand piano and a three-manual theatre organ, which take up half their lounge. Brian, a former saxophone player, is her devoted audience. A shared passion for music has kept their 62-year-old marriage humming along.

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Music to each other’s ears… Margaret and Brian between the keys in their Narrow Neck home Margaret Massey sits down her polished Feurich piano and plays Charmaine, a popular 1927 waltz. The tune proves a perfect introduction to her musical world.

Margaret (87) doesn’t like classical music and prefers her tunes jazzy, with room for her own interpretation. “It’s very boring if you just play what’s there. When you improvise no one else can play the piece the same,” she says.

Private musical performances are daily fare for her husband Brian (83). Margaret often spends an hour on the organ, followed

by another on the piano, which is even more remarkable considering she broke several bones in her hand in a fall nine months ago.

She and Brian met in 1951 through music.

Margaret was working as a seamstress for Adrian Gowns, a Queen St high-fashion shop and Brian delivered ice creams for the family business, the Takapuna Dairy Company. (To this day, Margaret makes most of Brian’s clothes, as well as her own.)

Back in the 1950s, Margaret was also teaching modern music at the Auckland Academy of Music, where Brian signed up to learn the piano accordion. Before long they played together in a recital. “So we did a lot of practising,” Margaret says.

The couple, and Devonport drummer friend Charlie Collins, formed the Shore Tones, a three-piece dance band, with Margaret on piano and Brian on piano accordion and saxophone.

Margaret also played at wedding functions at the Cheltenham Kiosk (now McHugh’s of Cheltenham).

“Sometimes I would do three weddings in a day; an 11 o’clock one, a two o’clock one and a five o’clock. Then Brian would come and pick me up and we’d go and play for a dance.

It’s how we spent our courting days,” she says.

The Masseys’ passion for music has stood the test of time. These days, they don’t play together

any more. But since retirement, their love for music has turned to the preservation of musical history. Both are long-time members of the Wurlitzer Organ Trust that is currently working to get the 1926 Regent Theatre Wurlitzer pipe organ installed at Glen Eden’s Playhouse Theatre. The historic organ has been close to Margaret’s heart for close to 80 years.

“When I was a little girl, mum used to take me to the movies at the Regent and I’d see this organ come up and think I’d love to have a play on that. It took about 60 years, but it did happen,” she says.

But not before the 1926 Wurlitzer had travelled the North Island. In 1944, Hutt Valley High School bought and installed the organ in its hall. The 1968 cyclone, which caused the Wahine disaster, also damaged the organ.

It eventually made its way to the Hollywood Theatre in Auckland in 1982, where it remained until the theatre was sold two years ago.

It was at the Hollywood that Margaret finally got to play the Wurlitzer. “I used to have a practice on it every Monday. I would go into the theatre, turn it on, take it up and play it for an hour,” she says. She even played the odd club function or wedding there.

Margaret by then owned her own electric organ. She was taught to play by former Civic Theatre organist Ann Holmes.

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September 8, 2017 “It’s a different technique altogether. An organ is smoother. You can play something jazzy but it’s different,” she says.

The electric theatre organ sitting in the Masseys’ lounge today is Margaret’s sixth.

“You start off with a little one and then you want one a bit bigger and one a bit bigger. My last was a pro organ with a full pedal board but it was a two-manual. This has three,” she says.

[A manual is a keyboard.]

Getting her current organ was a labour of love. Four years ago, the Masseys flew to Melbourne to buy Ginger Rogers, which was built in the 1970s. They had to rearrange their lounge rockery to make it fit. A cherished photo album documents the instrument’s arrival and installation.

Margaret’s childhood was full of music.

“Growing up in Takanini, we had a piano in our front room. Mum played and I was always picking out little tunes. I started learning classical piano when I was nine,” she says.

When she was 12, the family moved to Browns Bay and Margaret took the bus and Bayswater ferry to the city for weekly piano lesson with Dorothea Ryan on Queen St. “I loved it. Mum never had to say ‘go and do your practice.’ I did it because I wanted to,” she says.

But by the time she was 17, Margaret became bored with playing classical piano. “I became interested in improvising, doing my own thing from music. I used to hear Nancy Harry on the radio and think I would give anything to be able to play like her. She was an Auckland pianist and had a dance band.”

Margaret signed up at the Academy of Modern Music. “I learned chords and how to improvise. It’s not for everyone but once you know how to do it, you can just keep improving on it,” she says.

Brian’s childhood was spent helping out in the family business on Devonport’s Victoria Rd. His grandfather Israel Massey had started the business in 1909, and in 1929 built the Takapuna Dairy Company building on the corner of Mozeley Ave. He installed one of the first pasteurising systems in New Zealand, as well as a freezer for ice cream.

“My uncle would drive around in a truck to all the little farms in Albany and pick up milk, bring it to the dairy and it would be pasteurised and then delivered to the milk-delivery people

Cool operator… Brian Massey spent many years delivering ice cream made in his family’s Devonport factory all over the shore,” says Brian.

In 1949, all Auckland milk pasteurisation moved to the Auckland Milk Treatment Corporation, so the Masseys’ business focused solely on making Eldora ice cream.

“We had all sorts of flavours, all the plain ones you can think of, and then the novelties.

In the early days, we made Eskimo Pies in an old-fashioned American machine that wrapped them in foil. Later on, it was ice blocks, chocolate-covered ice creams and that sort of thing,” says Brian.

Eldora ice cream was made from an American recipe, but the name was derived from an old English ice cream brand, Eldorado. Eldora sold bulk and cardboard-packed take-home ice cream, hand-made milk ices on sticks, and popular “Eldora Pies” (chocolate-coated ice cream bars).

From the age of 15, Brian would deliver ice creams all over the North Shore. He even went as far as Dargaville for a couple of years after he was accidentally given a truck driver’s licence.

A policeman eventually noticed the mistake when Brian was 17.

Brian continued working in the family business after he and Margaret married in 1955, with their wedding reception at the Cheltenham Kiosk. The money earned from playing gigs allowed them to buy a house in Belmont, which was where their daughters Judy and Bronwyn were born.

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ice-cream business, Brian and Margaret bought a small restaurant in the city.

“It was called Café Continental, at the bottom of Symonds St, and we were doing meals on wheels from there for about three years. We worked day and night for a while,” says Brian.

In the end, it proved to be too hard for the young couple with two young children. They moved to Milford and set up a mobile catering business from home.

Margaret says catering was different then, with a focus on “good plain food,” delivered to functions in one of their vans. She and Brian manned the kitchen, and part-time staff as well as their daughters helped when needed.

In 1973, the Masseys moved the catering business into the recently built Takapuna Rugby Club.

Ten years later, they became the first tenants in council’s Mary Thomas Centre on Gibbons Rd, Takapuna.

“Again, we set up our catering business in that kitchen, looking after all the service clubs during the week – Rotary, Lions, Zonta, Toastmasters, etc. On weekends, we were free to do weddings and functions,” says Brian.

A piano was also set up for Margaret.

“I would be in the kitchen all day and when it was time, I’d get changed and go and play the piano at some of the functions,” she says.

In 1988, the couple retired. “We had worked together all our lives and we had loved our work because there was always a joyous occasion to work for,” Brian says.

In 2005, the Masseys celebrated another joyous occasion of their own in Devonport: a golden wedding. Twelve years on, they are still going strong. With a youthful sparkle in their eyes, they like to joke about their 3 and-half-year age difference.

Brian reckons it kept them from meeting at Takapuna Grammar School, which both attended as teenagers.

Margaret adds that their paths crossed even earlier. “When I was still at Browns Bay School we would come down to Devonport Primary on a bus for cooking lessons once a month. Little did I know that when I was in class, my future husband was running around playing outside,” she says.

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North Shore Rugby junior prizewinners for 2017 Attitude prizes Trevor Lyall Cup (fair play J5–J8), Lucy Stuart; Roy Buchanan Memorial Cup (fair play J1–J4), George Glass; Gartside Cup (most conscientious player in the club), Liam Bradly; Colin Harvey Trophy (the energetic player who was always in the game), Tom Meade; McKenty Family Award (hardest working forward), Connor Cunningham; Colin Parry Trophy (most loyal to the club), Ruben Newton.

Performance prizes Evergreens Cup (outstanding player J8), Daniel McKendrick; NSRFC Outstanding Girls Rippa Player J8, Ivy Cooper; Clayton Pipson Memorial Cup (outstanding player J7), Makai Smith; NSRFC Outstanding Girls Rippa Player J7, Cara Te Whiu; Scratchams Cup (outstanding J6), Theo Robinson; NSRFC Cup (outstanding J5), Riley Scott; NSRFC Shield (outstanding player J4), Aidan Simpkins; Kauri Cup (outstanding player J3), James Bullians; NSRFC CUP Most Outstanding Girls Player J6 to J1, Ava Shaw; NSRFC Cup (outstanding player J2), Heath Barrett; NSRFC Cup outstanding player J1), Jackson Hayde.

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Team prizes: Most Outstanding, Most Promising and Most Improved players Rippa J8: J8 Retallick — Daniel McKendry, Luca Thom, Jude Dobby; J8 Savea — Ivy Cooper, Archie Johnson, Zephyr Lane; J8 Read — Oscar Barker-Powell, Jake Tuck, Jack Bates; J8 Smith — Caleb Mako, Louis Gordon, Ari Woods; J8 Barrett — Taylor Campbell-Conlon, Luke Clayton, Hamish

Hunt; J8 Dixon — Raphael Hill, Fraser Buckle, Jacque Chetwynd; J8 Whitelock — Taj Knapp, Morgan Kearns, Ollie Pilkington-Nunn; J8 Kaino — Isaac Ryder, Kash Baskerville, Indi Phillips.

Rippa J7: J7 Retallick — Tim Gladding, Hudson England-Hall, Lachie Butcher; J7 Read — Alby Edwards, Jaun Hose MitchellPala, Spike Riggall; J7 Faumuina — Dylan Morris, Luke Donnelly, Scott Quincey; J7 Coles — Tara Barrett, Rebecca Robertson, Ruby Alpers; J7 Dagg — Makai Smith, Poppy Porter, Leonardo Burson; J7 McCaw — John Gray, Taj Crowther, Dominic Harrison.

J6: Navy — Oli Taylor, Brody Baker, Angus Sims; Green — Jesse Frazerhurst, Max Laing, Sam Barker; White — Oliver Ryder, Carter Paine, Levi Gillies; Red — Theo Robinson, Cash Gibson, Sam Alpers.

J5: White — Kane Te Whiu, Justin Gordon Fox, Riley Anderson; Blue — Riley Scott, Connor Brady, Isaac Richardson; Green — Cooper McNaughton, Sam Frazerhurst, Isaac Bullians.

J4: Green — Thomas Collier, George Langley, Hamish Cassidy.

J3: Green — Ethan Honiss, Sammi Gillies, Ben Bowen.

Over-9 girls Rippa: Ava Shaw, Lucy Mawson, Freya Kearney.

J2: White — Heath Barrett, Ezra Butler, Elliot Hadler; Green — Liam Bradly, James Ford, Jackson Harvey.

J1: Green — Jackson Hayde, Jasper Shanahan, Carter Leonard-Clifford.

Five-year medals Henry Brewer, Connor Burton, Aidan Clarke, Nick Davies, Ollie Davies, William Fleming, Kobe Gibson, George Glass, Justin Gordon-Fox, Kiefer Holliday, Rhys

Hoisting the trophy... J8 player Jake Tuck was among the prizewinners Honiss, Daniel James, Freida Jewell, Seamus Leathley, Harrison Loretz, Mackenzie Loretz, James Lynch, Cooper McNaughton, Tom Meade, Miro Mitchell, Charlie Morse, Gus Myhre, Pablo Quinn, Isaac Richardson, Charlie Ryder, Rohan Sherlock.

Coach/manager prizes NSRFC Cup (person who gave most to a team), Scott Cassidy; George Coffin Trophy (non-committee member who contributed most), Paul Dennison; NSRFC Cup (most sporting and conscientious coach of the year J8–J5), Sam Tuck; Malcolm Iverson Memorial Cup (most conscientious coach of the year J4–J1), Grant Simpkins; John Bell Memorial Cup (most sporting team), Mark Bullians; Curtayne Eagles Cup (outstanding team J4–J6), Brad Dallimore; Wilcox Cup (outstanding team J1–J3), Robbie Ford.

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Bowling greens regularly mown Apparently I touched a nerve in my comment on Tyronne Barley’s letter (Flagstaff, 25 August) about the Devonport Bowling Club’s deficiencies. My reaction was because I had recently noted that Auckland council had been investigating golf links to find out if they might be “suitable” for residential development to provide for their housing crisis. I felt this was a sleazy

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Now Tyronne (I use his first name since he used mine, although I have no idea who he is) in his latest letter offers further statistical information on the bowling club that seems to show he has been assiduously researching it since 2014, as that is the date from which he again asserts its green has been overgrown. He says I spoke of it, but it was only in response to him speaking of it. When

I inquired, I learned that the bowling greens (two) had been regularly mown before and after 2014, although one was more used in summer and community events, so may have looked less used off-season.

Whatever, his getting the ratio of membership (which I learned does not include all the members) to the actual metres of land is certainly a demonstration of singular attention. He is entitled to his opinion that I am “narrow-minded”, but I can’t help wondering if he has a broader motivation.

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More bowling club members than meet the eye The letter from Tyronne Barley (Flagstaff, 25 August) regarding Devonport Bowling Club gave the impression that there are only 20 people using the facility when, in fact, there are 50+ members. (Mr Barley should not discount our social members, as they often become players.) The critical letter does not mention that it is the ‘Close Season’ at the moment – i.e, wintertime – so there is less use made of the outside facilities.

During winter season, the members compete in indoor activities including pool, darts, table tennis and, of course, indoor bowls.

Plus, the club is used by the local community for functions including weddings, birthday

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On Cheltenham beach. New, independent studio for short-term rental (til mid-December). Fully furnished with all mod cons incl Wifi, TV, dishwasher, fridge, Bosch oven and gas hob. Suit single person or couple. Inspection welcome. $495/week. 2 min walk to Vauxhall cafes etc. Beach view. ph Colin 021 539 123.

Permanent Accommodation Wanted Semi-Retired Lady teacher needs warm, sunny large room or separate studio and some easy access dry storage space, quiet str with garden. Can afford $180/wk + exp = possible help with gardening, cooking or French tuition in lieu of higher rent, open to suggestions. Green fingers, good cook, experienced teacher for any age level, clean and tidy, N/S. Needs to move before Xmas, or Jan 18 latest.

Call Arzhela - landline: 845 1998 email: arzhelahenton@gmail.com

ACCOMMODATION Relatives visiting? Spacious garden studio with en-suite and kitchenette; minutes to Narrow Neck beach. Reasonable rates.

Ph Pauline 445 6471.

Stunning Cheltenham Beach Cottage, metres from the beach.

Available for short or long-term holiday accommodation. Beautifully refurbished, one bedroom, self-contained cottage with a private garden. Phone Rebekah 027 694 3933 or email devonportbeks@gmail.com OFFICE FOR LEASE Light, modern office space you will love to work in and be proud to show your clients.Situated in an award-winning building in the heart of Devonport , 77m2 of light-filled area complete with a separate kitchette and toilet facility. Move in ready and waiting for you. Enquires welcome on 021 498 391.

REST HOMES Ascot House Retirement Home, quality care with dignity in a friendly, family atmosphere.

Phone Shona, 445 2518.

Komatua Care Centre – We care for older people who have memory loss and behavioural difficulties. Professional care is given in a nurturing environment. For all enquiries phone 445 1707.

Palm Grove Rest Home: A Non-Institutional style home providing compassionate, holistic care. Soul food and good people.

Call Julia Nessim: 445-0009.

SERVICES OFFERED A deck builder. Available now.

Free quotes/advice. Workmanship guaranteed. Competitive rates.

Quality materials. References. Ph Simon today 476 2107, 020 476 2107.

A gardener is available: Weeding, pruning, tidying.

Regular help. Reasonable rates. Ph Simon today 476 2107, 020 476 2107.

A painter is available now.

Free quotes and advice. References. Workmanship guaranteed. Competitive rates. Quality materials. Interior/ Exterior/ Small jobs. Ph Simon today 476 2107, 020 476 2107.

SERVICES OFFERED A premium cleaning serv i c e w e e k l y / f o r t n i g h t l y.

Good references and high quality. Ph Simon today 476 2107, 020 476 2107.

Amazing home cleaning including windows. 15 years’ experience. References available phone 442 2273, 027 492 6220.

At Your Request Home Cleaning.

Our local team is ready to deliver 5-Star services in your home for weekly cleaning, spring, moving or open-home cleaning.

Call Yvonne for a free quote phone 415 0028.

Builder available Smalljob specialist, repairs and maintenance. Skilled, reliable and local. Please phone Clive Melling. Hm 445 2485, Mob 027 29 222 84.

Custom-Made Lampshades - An easy & effective way to update your interior decor!20yrs+ local known business serving commercial & residential customers, specialising in new creations or reviving old favourites & vintage. Free quote & design advice.Contact: Claire, Oscuro NZ Ltd on 021 0249 7428, oscurolampshades@gmail.com www.oscuro.co.nz Curtains & Roman Blinds Free measure, quote and design advice. 20 years’ experience. Phone Sara 027 625 5844.

Deck Doctor Will re-clad or repair damaged decks. Free quotes and advice. Good references.

High-quality work at a reasonable rate. Workmanship guaranteed.

Ph David 021 0206 0606.

Devonport upholstery. Recover specialist. Antiques and contemporary styles. Recycling furniture for 36 years. John Hancox. Phone: 446 0372.

Devonport Window Repairs.

Sash and casement windows, wooden doors. Rotten sills and window components repaired or replaced. General carpentry. For your local window specialist. Phone Hubert Strang 446 6174 or 021 274 4191.

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SERVICES OFFERED Dog grooming available.

Full groom, bath and blow dry, puppy introduction to grooming. Devonport-based.

Call Barbara 021 141 0331.

Gardener Available Qualified and experienced landscape designer. Enjoys getting his hands dirty. Good plant knowledge.

Hard-working, reliable and creative with plantings. Contact Paddy 022 502 2122 or 446 6188 paddyvogt@gmail.com Gardening. Do you need regular help? No time for a tidy-up? Let me help. Experienced gardener. Ph Carolyn on 446 6517 or 027 292 8167 for a free on-site consultation.

Garden Maintenance. Team of experienced, hardworking gardeners happy to help transform your garden. Call Paula, Mint Gardens Ltd, 0274 127 180.

Handyman. Mature professional in Devonport, Bayswater area. Repairs, painting, those jobs you just don’t have time to do. Free quote. References.

Ph. Brian 021 150 8898.

Housekeeper. Home cleaning, including windows. Experienced. References. Phone 442 2273, 027 492 6220.

Housewashing, prof. service, 10 years-plus experience, reliable and prompt. Free quotes, also decks, driveways, paths, fences, roof moss treatments etc. Phone Rod 021 390 800.SERVICES Landscaping – Format Landscapes, 18 years’ experience, Dip. Landscape Design. Design and build. We undertake all aspects of hard and soft landscaping including decks, paving, fences, retaining walls, planting etc. Small to large projects.

Get a free quote at www. formatlandscapes.co.nz.

Call Matt 021 599 107.

Let me mow your lawns and trim your hedges. I live locally.

Phone Chris from Lifestyle Plus on 09-488-7279 or 027-245-6264.

Or you can email me on chris@ lifestyleplusltd.nz. References available.

SERVICES OFFERED L o c k s m i t h , D e v o n p o r t ’s own Scott Richardson.

Mob 021 976 607.

Looking for a designer, illustrator or animator? I am a young Devonport professional with over three years’ experience and a passion for helping your visions come to life. Call Roisin Kelly on 027 875 4602, email me at rkcreate.ltd@gmail.com or visit my portfolio at rkcreate.co.nz Painting, decorating, restoration, reasonable rates ph Bernard 445 8816, 021 0255 5456.

Section services Trees: pruned, removed. Hedges: trimmed, reduced. Section tidy-ups. Phone Dom 027 222 1223.

Tagbuster, graffiti looked after Devonport to Hauraki Corner.

Call the Tagbuster 0800antitag, 0800 2684 824.

Toppcoat plastering. No job too big or too small. Over 15yrs’ experience. Interior and exterior.

Immediate start. Free quotes.

Ph. 021 057 4207.

TUITION Art Classes @ D’Port Community house: Wednesday night, life drawing; Friday morning, mastering art. Ph Lucy Bucknall – 446 0389.

Art Travel Sketching for beginners. Learn to find your creative side in a fun learning environment over 10 weeks.

Kerr St Artspace Tuesdays or Saturdays. Ph Tony McNeight 021 925 031.

Guitar lessons. Private tuition in Bayswater, near the school, by experienced professional musician. Learn in a recording studio atmosphere. All ages, all levels. Phone: 022- 309 2272.

TUITION Learn piano/keyboard. Lessons from $19.00. Private, Professional, Affordable, Enjoyment for all ages. Competitions, Practical, Theory Exams.

NZ Modern School of Music 0800-696-874.

Learning Support Specialist NZ qualified primary teacher and registered teacher of dyslexia.

Offering tailored tuition during or after school.

Ph 027 391 3716 or visit www.squigglesdyslexia.co.nz Mathematics Tuition Available for years 9 to 13 by a retired maths teacher. Phone Graeme 445 8575.

Mathematics Tuition, Sensitive tutoring offered at all levels of the secondary school curriculum.

NCEA, IB and Cambridge welcomed. 100% pass rate in 2016.

NCEA 3 calculus specialist.

Ph Peter Ridge BE, Dip Tchg (sec) 445 2283.

Maths and physics tutoring for secondary school students.

From an experienced university student. George: 021 063 5149.

Piano Lessons. Piano & music theory tuition from classically trained pianist. Devonport-based and can travel to your home.

Ph 021 079 0005 or email windarc.darius@gmail.com Primary Tutor Maths, English, Health & Wellbeing and Drama for 5-11 year olds.

School prep also available. Visit www.gschuwertutoring.com for further details. 027 410 6871 gschuwertutoring@gmail.com Singing lessons in Devonport.

Contract Dr Sue Braatvedt 473 9113 or 027 340 2884. All ages.

S L S S S w i m S c h o o l , 11 Evan Street, Belmont (off Eversleigh Road). Specialists in preschoolers. Phone 486 6728 for more info.

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MAGGIE BARRY ONZM Your local Member of Parliament Delivering for North Shore There’s a stark choice for New Zealanders on September 23 – whether we want our economy to grow for all of us, or see the benefits of hard work disappear with a dramatic tax-and-spend change in direction.

We are committed to reducing debt and boosting family incomes from 1 April next year with our Budget 2017 Family Incomes Package I was proud to vote for as your local MP, which benefits around 1.3 million families by an average of $26 per week. The $14,000 tax threshold becomes $22,000 and the $48,000 threshold increases to $52,000 – that’s a $10.77 or a $20.35 per week tax cut. As the Minister for Seniors, it’s great to see there’ll be increased payments from the package for more than 99% of New Zealand’s 750,000 seniors, including the 12,000 living here on the North Shore.

I believe in investing in public services and infrastructure because strong transport connections support our growing regions and economic prosperity for all of us. That’s why I back spending $10.5b on ten new Roads of National Significance, including two in our region – Wellsford to Whangarei and the East West Link. Already we’re seeing the benefits of the Waterview tunnel, delivering faster and more reliable trip times for Devonport residents heading to the airport.

My journey from Stanley Point takes at least ten minutes less time now using the tunnel.

Mental health is one of our most challenging social issues and has affected many families here on the Shore. The $100 million mental health fund will be very welcome and introduces a package of 17 new initiatives - including $5m to support and follow up people who’ve attempted suicide and the establishment of a multi-agency response service for people who ring 111 and need a mental health response. Those services will add to the sterling work being done at North Shore hospital’s $25 million He Puna Wai Ora mental health facility (which I’d strongly advocated for). That unit, along with a new KEEP UP TO DATE WITH MAGGIE W | www.maggiebarry.co.nz Facebook.com/maggiebarrynz Authorised by M Barry, 15 Anzac St, Takapuna

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outpatients clinic and other facilities, has transformed Waitemata from one of the worst- to one of the best-performing DHBs. The Predator Free announcement I made last month as Minister of Conservation to make North Head free of rats and install the first part of a trap network on the maunga was a great success. Since we laid the first traps, we’ve nabbed ten rats and a lot of mice, and keen local residents are regularly checking the traps with DOC staff. With the DOC Community Fund more than doubling to $10 million a year, and the $300,000 available as an initial enabling fund, our local DOC Predator Free ranger Kat Lane is looking to support locallybased organisations which want to join the predator free movement.

The Prime Minister has just announced an additional $69m to specifically assist community and volunteer groups attain their goals and extra funding for DOC's Predator Free Rangers and landscape predator control, which means we will reach of goal of an additional one million hectares under sustained pest control by 2025 (earlier than planned).

Grant and I are very much looking forward to October 27, when once again 10 fine homes in Devonport welcome visitors to raise money for local charities, including dementia, which is a worthy cause close to my heart. I’ve been Patron of this event since 2013 and this biennial event never disappoints.

I’m attending a number of candidates debates over the coming weeks and you can check my Facebook page www. facebook.com/maggiebarrynz for upcoming events and National’s latest election announcements.

Warm regards,

Hon Maggie Barry ONZM

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Takapuna

Grammar

School NEwS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

An amazing student conference experience Twelve International Baccalaureate (IB) students, including me, packed their bags on July 28th and headed to New York City, accompanied by Mr Smith, the IB Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) coordinator and Geography teacher.

Arriving on Friday evening in the Big Apple, we explored as much of New York as possible, visiting sights such as the Statue of Liberty, Times Square and The One World Trade Center. Two days later, we flew an hour out of New York City to Rochester, to stay at the University of Rochester for five nights, attending the IB Student World Conference.

We worked alongside over 100 other IB students from around the world to explore the theme of “Defining and defying boundaries”. This involved multiple sessions with our assigned Global Action Teams and creating potential CAS projects to bring back to school at Takapuna Grammar.

We had the privilege of listening to some amazing guest speakers such as Dallas Goldtooth, the campaign organiser for the Indigenous Environmental Network. We also had the opportunity to hear many other influential people speak such as John Harris, Heather Layton, Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, Kit Miller, Dr. John

J. Treanor, Imam Khalid Latif and Paul Chappell.

As well as being lucky enough to hear these inspirational people speak, we were opened up to a week that allowed us to meet students who are going through the same education system as us, yet on the other side of the world. We had an absolutely amazing week, which would

not have been possible without all the people at the conference, as well as Mr Smith. Speaking on behalf of the other Takapuna Grammar students who attended, we are all more knowledgeenriched and have made some lifelong friends from all corners of the world.

BY LUCY ANDERSON

Amnesty Quiz Night A scholarship to attend Our school Amnesty leaders held an inaugural Amnesty International Quiz Night, in collaboration with Rangitoto College Amnesty leaders, in the middle of last month. The event was open to all high-school students in Auckland and it was amazing to see over 90 participants.

We were fortunate to have Gaia from New Zealand Amnesty International as the guest speaker, to share some of her great knowledge of the Freedom Challenge based on the use of labour in the production of palm oil. She helped us understand the current issue in the world and how the production of palm oil includes child labour and discrimination against women.

The Takapuna Grammar and Rangitoto leaders decided to organise this event as an interactive and exciting way for students new to Amnesty International to gain an understanding of what the community strives for.

The quiz included a section of Amnesty-related questions, which allowed the students to learn about the history of Amnesty International and what it does. Overall, the event was successful with the money raised going towards Amnesty International, to support Amnesty journalists who take action directly on new issues in the world that breach human rights.

BY CHLOE KIM

national conference

Emilly Fan, a Year 13 leader of the school environmental group, was selected as a national youth representative to attend New Zealand’s leading environmental conference, held by the Environmental Defence Society, in August.

She received a full scholarship and was the youngest attendee. The conference focused on the theme of ‘tipping points’, which involved issues such as climate change, species extinction and ecosystem changes.

Being election year, the conference featured many political party leaders, who presented their environmental policies. Notable

speakers included Jacinda Ardern, leader of the Labour Party, who announced the new Labour environmental policies; James Shaw, leader of the Green Party, and Nick Smith, Minister for the Environment. Delegates were also given the chance to pitch their own ideas for uptake by the next administration.

“It was a great opportunity to enhance my environmental knowledge with sessions ranging from terrestrial habitat loss to freshwater management to biodiversity threats. There were also engaging panel discussions that explored solutions to these pressing issues,” commented Emilly.

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Takapuna

Grammar

School NEwS

Taking on the university challenge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

from the

iL on’s Den

THE LATEST IN SPORT Katherine Jacobs

Aoke Jiang

Receiving outstanding results, three TGS students took first semester university papers.

Katherine Jacobs took Advancing Mathematical Sciences by correspondence from Canterbury University and received full marks, qualifying her for an A+.

“It was a good experience and was great to have such interesting extension beyond school,” said Katherine.

Aoke Jiang did the Accelerated Mathematics Course at Auckland University, achieving 93.01% overall, equivalent to an A+.

“It’s not easy to study completely independently at this level,” said maths teacher Miss Turner. “They should be congratulated on how maturely they took it on and the results they got.”

Cate Fotheringham

Cate Fotheringham took a Stage 1 Psychology paper, as part of the Young Scholars programme at Auckland University. She attended three lectures and one tutorial per week at the university alongside other full-time university students.

She received an A. “It was a challenging experience,” said Cate. “I’m proud that I was accepted into the programme and achieved well.”

This will contribute towards Cate’s university degree, as she is planning on studying a Bachelor of Science majoring in Psychology and Biomedical Science.

Over many years, final-year school students have taken advantage of this opportunity to “kick-start” their tertiary studies, with papers either at Auckland or through online

FROM THE TRACK: Congratulations to 2016 graduate Harry Waine, who gained a bronze medal in the team pursuit at the junior world cycling champs in Italy.

FROM THE FIELD: Congratulations to the 7th grade rugby team for winning their competition grade final with a 28-19 victory over Mahurangi College.

FROM THE FIELD: Ultimate Frisbee’s Julia Giurgiu and Nicole Svendsen have been selected from a wider New Zealand training squad into a 15-member squad to go to Australia and play a test series.

FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY: This week, our winter sports codes are heading to various venues around New Zealand to compete in their respective national tournaments. First XI Boys Hockey are heading down to Cromwell and the First XI Girls Hockey to Gisborne. The First XI Boys Football are competing in Papakura and the Girls will be playing in Taupo. Girls Premier Netball will be competing in an Auckland tournament. Lastly, Premier Boys Badminton will be heading to Napier and Premier Boys Basketball will be held on the North Shore. Results will be reported next issue. programmes at other New Zealand Cate have continued the excellent universities. And as these three have reputation of the school this year in shown, students can achieve at the the best possible manner.

BY DOUGAL BURDEN highest level. Katherine, Aoke and

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Andrew Holloway Floorsander • Floorsanding • Polyurethaning and staining • Tongue and Groove repairs • Serving Devonport since 1995 Please phone for a free quote Phone 027 285 4519 ahfloorsanding@xtra.co.nz

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SPECIALISTS Heat pump cleaning and servicing HRV, DVS, Smartvent and Moisture Master filter replacements 10% discount (heat pump cleaning only) for Gold Card holders

Ph Neil 0800 225 327

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Carpenter available now Qualified builder and craftsman for door/window/sash/cord/sill Carpenter available now replacements for door/window/sash/cord/sill All joinery repairs replacements All carpentry and associated All joineryservices repairs building All carpentry and associated Home inspections building services Bathrooms Home inspections All work guaranteed Bathrooms

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Qualified builder and craftsman Carpenter available now for door/wi ndow/sash/cord/si Corey Norton l M 021 0220 5444 | After Hrs 550 4218 Alan Michie replacements email: cnorton@orcon.net.nz Ph 445 3013 • 0274 957 505 All joinery repairs Wardrobe & EARTHWORKS All carpentry and associated Digger excavation, Dirt removal, Interior Doors building servidigging, ces Under-basement Melteca MIrror Glass Leaky basement, Big diggers, Get the door you really want, in the HomeBobincats, spectiRetaining ons walls Small diggers, colour and finish of your choice.

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TGS stars shine in a beautiful collision

Want your child to have fun outside away from their devices?

Morning cricket is the answer!* Enrol at the clubrooms, Devonport Domain, Sunday Sept 17th 2-5pm or at www.nothshorecricket.co.nz or contact Gillian 021 212 0112 Ages 5+

*And the guilt-free way to enjoy a relaxing coffee in the sun on your well-earned weekend

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Takapuna Grammar School students lit up the Bruce Mason Centre with their fashion show and dance evening When Worlds Collide.

This page (clockwise from top left): Josh Morris; Orlagh Stratton; Manasa Nariva; Tom Parkin; Kelly Kwon (left) and Aleisha Kemp.

Opposite (clockwise from top left): Jarrah Swift and Ella Claridge; Jenna Williams; Esther Howie, Katherine Daniel and Mila Song.

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This month we have a wonderful product to share with you It can be especially helpful for this time of the year, as we might have had a flare-up of skin conditions, or just have really dry skin after the winter.

We talked about dry skin last issue, but please let us know if you would like any tips on keeping skin looking good and hydrated.

Energy can be big problem for this time of the year. We have struggled through winter, which has been particular challenging this year. And spring is apparently just around the corner! We certainly hope so.

We find that at this time of the year we often start to look closer at our personal health and well-being, so please consider visiting one of our naturopaths for a personalised health plan to help you get back on track. Or if you have been struggling for a while with digestion, skin or sleep issues, you may wish to look at a hair intolerance test, which looks at foods and environmental substances that may be affecting your health.

Even sometimes we think we are eating the right foods, but perhaps that kiwifruit and pineapple is not right for you?

We are so individual, so it makes sense to have an individual plan. See right and below for specials on this for the month of September.

This month, we are inviting everyone to come and try something from the Pure Peony range of products. Have you tried everything for your eczema? Finding a natural, safe product that works is hard.

At Dove River, lives changed when they started growing peonies on their Nelson farm. They found that peony root had been used for centuries to soothe, calm and balance immune systems – and now for the first time, it’s being used in the Pure Peony sensitive range to heal irritated skin.

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A campaign has been launched on Takarunga/Mt Victoria to combat bear’s breeches (Acanthus mollis).

Following contact from local volunteers, the Tūpuna Maunga Authority has embarked on a weed-control programme at the northern boundary of the maunga.

The herbicide triclopyr will be sprayed on the weeds. Sarah Gibbs, a biosecurity advisor for the Tūpuna Maunga Authority, said triclopyr has a low toxicity.

“However, as an added precaution, all spraying will be done outside of school holidays and we will use blue marker dye so recently sprayed material will be obvious and can be avoided. Spraying will be done by hand, during appropriate weather and using low pressure to allow the Acanthus to be closely targeted and minimise overspray.

“While the infested area will require follow-up, the relatively short-lived seeds of

this species means we hope we can achieve local eradication within the mountain.

“Due to the high archaeological values of this site, soil disturbance from digging up roots is not an option. Cutting weeds and treating the stumps is effective for species such as privet and woolly nightshade, but is not practicable for such a large area of a species such as Acanthus.”

The bear’s breeches plants on the mountain most likely came from nearby residential plantings some years ago.

Acanthus mollis is listed as a pest plant and its sale and distribution is prohibited.

Residents are encouraged to remove them from their properties.

• For more information about weed and pest control on Takarunga/Mt Victoria, or to join other volunteers working on pest plant or rat control, please contact Sarah Gibbs at sarah.gibbs@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz.

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French connection continues at Ngataringa Internationally-known French tennis coach Gilles de Gouy, who for the past six years has been based at Ngataringa Tennis Club, is leaving to take up a new coaching role based in Singapore.

The new head coach at Ngataringa is Lucien Lemay, a fellow Frenchman who has worked for de Gouy at Ngataringa for the past six years.

De Gouy will become development officer for the combined tennis federations of South East Asia and the Pacific. He will develop tournaments and run coaching programmes in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, as well as instigating and encouraging national teams from around the Pacific.

“The job is such a great opportunity that I couldn’t hesitate,” he says. “But I am sorry to be leaving. I will be back for holidays, and I would even like to retire in New Zealand one day.”

De Gouy has worked with Devonport tennis players ranging from the undereight-year-old ‘minis’, to veteran (over-65) members.

He is well known to many local schoolchildren as he set up a successful programme taking tennis to all five primary schools on the peninsula. The programme will continue despite his departure.

Au revoir… New Ngataringa Tennis Club head coach Lucien Lemay (left) and former head coach Gilles de Gouy with young Devonport tennis player Eddie Biss, who won the 11-and-under boys singles championship for the 2016/17 season

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September 8, 2017

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September 8, 2017

Poet Laurete speaks at Devonport Library New Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh will be the guest at a Devonport Library Associates and Michael King Writers’ Centre event on September 26.

Devonport poet Michele Leggott will chair the evening, which will take place at Devonport Library from 7 pm to 9 pm.

Marsh has just released Tightrope, a new collection of poetry, that has been described as “spikey, and fierce, brash and vital; by turns, comic, irreverent, poignant, rhapsodic, anthemic and confrontational.”

Walking the tightrope in Devonport… Selina Tusitala Marsh

Heritage architect exhibits at the Depot

Architect Lloyd Macomber will exhibit 21 of his heritage photographs at the Depot this month. The images were taken over two decades.

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September 27 as part the Festival of Architecture 2017.

Macomber is a practising architect and director of heritage specialists Salmond Reed Architects .

Images in the exhibition will include subjects Macomber and his firm have had a hand in restoring such as: Auckland’s Chief Post Office, Civic Theatre, Allendale House, Art Gallery and War Memorial Museum, and Wellington’s Sacred Heart Cathedral.

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The community action and debate over the scale and size of the Ryman Healthcare retirement village and its impact on Ngataringa Bay had a strong historic precedent.

In 1968, the Devonport Borough Council and the Auckland Harbour Board agreed on a plan to fill in a major part of the bay to create a Gold Coast-style residential marina between Duders Point and Stanley Point. The project involved reclaiming 59 hectares (146 acres) of seabed to build 370 top-end residential sections, each with a jetty and water access, and to provide 1372 marina berths and moorings, and boat ramps.

The total area covered by the project was 99 hectares (244 acres). The access road was to be an extension to Victoria Rd, next to the current Ngataringa Park.

Prior to the 1960s, North Shore residents were living in the long-established harbourside communities of Devonport, Takapuna, Northcote and Birkenhead, served by ferries, with a string of small holiday bach clusters up the east coast. The majority of the Shore was farmland, with commercial gardens and orchards. Population growth was minimal, and Devonport had a population of 11,000, with the Navy and dockyard major employers.

All that changed with the opening of the Auckland Harbour Bridge in 1959. In the 60s, the Shore caught up with the major housing developments for the baby boomers, then in their 20s, and married, with small children (the social norm of the times being to have families young). The growth was further fuelled by the flow of “Ten Pound Poms” (British immigrants).

Devonport, being an old established developed compact community, was missing out on this growth, and the council of the time was concerned as the borough population was falling. Back then, Devonport was regarded as a quirky, rather odd place, full of characters, and not rated very highly on the social scale at all – a blue-collar social backwater.

Devonport Borough Council was attracted to the development proposal because of the increase in the rating base that the development would bring, and the provision of additional reserve areas, and two kilometres of new beaches. They also believed that there would be minimal impact on the tidal flows and marine life.

In 1969, the Auckland Harbour Board approved the plan, as did the Auckland Regional Authority, and a Ngataringa Bay Empowering Bill was passed by parliament.

Local public opposition was growing, with the community mobilising politically. The Ngataringa Bay Society and the Devonport Planning Association were established. In 1971, Mike Pritchard, a University of Auckland planning lecturer, and local identity Jim Titchener, were elected to the council.

The negative environmental impact of the development became a major issue at a time when there was a much wider concern of the impact on the environment of development in

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Mike Pritchard enlisted his young university friends, budding artists Don Binney and Pat Hanly, to create posters for the campaign.

Binney later recreated the Ngataringa poster in his work, Ngataringa Revisited.

Professor John Morton, the noted zoologist and conservationist, also became involved, along with local Stephen Mills. Both went on to become leaders of the national conservation movement.

In 1974, a completely new Council was elected, including Mike Pritchard, and it reviewed the whole scheme. In 1975, the Commission for the Environment decided that the reclamation wasn’t desirable. The council formally withdrew its approval, and the project was canned.

The developers sought compensation through the High Court in 1978, winning the initial case, which was appealed by the council.

The appeal was lost. In 1979, the council considered going to the Privy Council. But in May 1980, agreement was reached with the developers to pay a settlement of $700,000 in instalments over three years.

This partly led to a 23 per cent increase in rates for the 1980/81 year

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The planned marina (above) and Don Binney’s famous poster (at right) In typical Devonport fashion, when the last payment was due in October 1983, the council proposed that the cheque be handed over in a boat on Ngataringa Bay. But the council solicitors didn’t agree. It was agreed on Mike Pritchard’s motion that the last cheque would be returned by the bank, framed, and hung in the council chambers. And it was acknowledged that a quarter of the final payment was from fundraising by the then Deputy Mayor Trish Joughin, founder of Devonport Heritage.

The original Empowering Act was repealed in 1989.

They were interesting times that led on to Devonport being at the forefront of community activism, becoming a nuclear-free zone in March 1981.

Through the 1980s, the council was noted for its open and active democracy, involvement

in conservation, recycling and heritage preservation, and for an active campaign for an Independent Devonport. It fought a long fight (which was eventually lost) against being forced to join the amalgamated North Shore City in 1989.

The spirit remains with Iain Rae’s Ngataringa Bay Action Group and the new Devonport Peninsula Precincts picking up the flag, and the very recent rebirth of Devonport Heritage 2017.

Both are healthy signs for the future.

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